470: Chapter 463: Return 470: Chapter 463: Return Ordinary vehicles often malfunction when traveling through the desert.
Chen Hai and Ye Cheng rode in a military vehicle specially modified to adapt to the desert environment, with additional configurations included.
Such vehicles naturally didn’t have much problem moving through the desert.
“Chen Hai, having just come out of the nuclear explosion area, your body must still carry a considerable amount of radiation residue.”
“You survived a nuclear explosion, ordinary nuclear radiation should be nothing to you!”
“However, the residual radiation on your body might cause fatal harm to ordinary people when you come in contact with them.”
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Almost two hours later, the car finally made it out of the desert.
Although the surroundings were still barren, at least some greenery could be seen and the ground was no longer just endless sand.
Near a three to four-meter-wide dirt road, Ye Cheng stopped the vehicle to the side.
While still in his radiation suit, he stepped out of the vehicle with Chen Hai and handed him a palm-sized unknown device.
“This device can check for nuclear radiation residue on your body.”
“When the radiation levels on you are too high, to avoid harming ordinary people, it’s best not to enter the city…”
Pointing to the small device, Ye Cheng explained to Chen Hai.
To demonstrate, he specially used the device in front of Chen Hai, operating it himself.
His first test subject was himself in the protective suit.
The needle on the device shook a bit and finally showed a value of 0.000%.
Although his previous location was more than ten kilometers away from the nuclear explosion area, there was still an unavoidable amount of nuclear radiation residue on his radiation suit.
Of course, this value was extremely low and could not penetrate the radiation suit, so it wouldn’t harm him!
“Look, I have radiation residue on me!”
“Chen Hai, you came out right from the center of a nuclear explosion, where gamma rays are most concentrated and undiminished.”
“I estimate the residual nuclear radiation on your body could exceed 10%!”
Picking up the small device, Ye Cheng tested Chen Hai again.
If Chen Hai had been an ordinary person, with such severe radiation residue, he would definitely be forcefully sent back to base.
Was he thinking about running around before the radiation was completely cleared from his body?
Impossible, absolutely no way.
Unfortunately, Chen Hai, who survived a nuclear explosion with just his flesh and blood and remained unscathed, was terrifyingly daunting.
Higher-ups didn’t want any conflict with him, so many matters had to be negotiated.
If Chen Hai didn’t agree or was unwilling to cooperate, they didn’t have many good options!
“How is this possible?
Why is the needle not moving, showing zero…”
Picking up the small device specifically for detecting radiation levels, Ye Cheng took a look.
Immediately, with a puzzled expression, he muttered, “This is military-grade equipment, not some cheap knockoff that’s shipped for free online—it shouldn’t malfunction, right?”
Thinking it over, to make sure the instrument was still intact, he used it again on the radiation suit he was wearing.
The test results were the same as before—his protective suit did indeed have some residual radiation.
When he tested Chen Hai again with the device.
Damn it, the needle still didn’t move, and the display still showed zero.
Even with the results plainly visible, Ye Cheng still couldn’t quite believe it.
In addition to not detecting any radiation residue on the exposed skin of Chen Hai’s upper body, he also stretched the small device towards the large underpants Chen Hai was wearing on his lower body.
“Brother Cheng, this place might be desolate with hardly anyone around, but pulling at my underpants with your status, isn’t quite appropriate, is it?”
“There are still two brothers sitting inside the vehicle we just drove!”
“You might not be afraid of losing face, but I, Chen Hai, still care about my reputation…”
With a slight shake, Chen Hai dodged and evaded Ye Cheng’s grasp.
He rolled his eyes and gave Ye Cheng a disdainful look, muttering under his breath.
The Tang suit he wore before had completely turned to ash under the force of the nuclear explosion.
The boxer shorts he was wearing now were hard-won from his Storage Pouch, and even now, they had a loose gap.
With Ye Cheng’s reckless behavior, if something happened and the shorts were torn or pulled down, where would Chen Hai’s dignity be?
“Chen Hai, don’t dodge, I’m checking for residual nuclear radiation!” Ye Cheng quickly explained.
“Check what?
You’ve already checked twice and the nuclear radiation on me has always been zero, hasn’t it?”
Responding irritably, Chen Hai didn’t bother with the guy anymore; he strode down the road straight ahead.
Even before he had achieved the Semi-Saint Body, he was already able to absorb some unknown energy from the void to replenish his consumption and achieve Fasting.
The so-called nuclear radiation, in another sense, could be considered a form of energy.
This energy could be fatally harmful to ordinary people.
But for Chen Hai, with his Semi-Saint Body, he could completely absorb and clear the nuclear radiation.
By the time Ye Cheng found out with his small device that the residual nuclear radiation on him was zero, he had roughly understood the reasons behind this result!
It was because he knew what was happening that he walked so decisively at this moment!
“This kid walked out from the center of a nuclear explosion and there’s not a trace of nuclear radiation on him?”
“I really want to take him back to the base and let the professionals there study what’s going on.”
“Unfortunately, he’s unwilling to cooperate and his strength is too strong; we can’t force him.”
“What a headache, let’s just report this back to the base and let those above us worry about it!”
Watching Chen Hai’s figure ahead on the dirt road, seemingly unhurried but actually moving very fast until he was just a little speck, Ye Cheng smiled wryly and sighed.
After hesitating for a while, he got back into his vehicle.
Calling to his subordinates to turn the car around, they sped back the way they came.
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After traveling about twenty or thirty kilometers along that road, the phone Chen Hai took out from his Storage Pouch finally got a signal.
“So, this place is Kumutage Desert, and I’m currently within Gansu!”
Turning on the phone’s GPS, Chen Hai, somewhat uncertain of his directions, finally felt reassured knowing his current location.
He set the navigation to return to Capital City, planned the route, and then sped on ahead.
The road out of the desert was rather desolate.
Now, at nighttime, it was very difficult to see any pedestrians on the road.
As for surveillance cameras along the way?
Where would such things be installed on a barren dirt road?
He sped all the way until he turned onto a cement highway, where Chen Hai finally slowed down.
It wasn’t that he was worried about anyone seeing a video of him running faster than a sedan and reacting.
He simply felt that, living in this peaceful era, he should follow some rules, consider the impact on others, and avoid causing panic, which would be better.
Relying on route eleven and traveling on the national road, whenever he saw a car pass by, he would wave his hand, attempting to hitch a ride.
Unfortunately, being a man alone at night, trying to stop someone else’s vehicle was almost impossible, though the likelihood of success was incredibly slim.
By the time he returned to Capital City, a week had already passed.
Along the way, whenever he encountered a scenic spot, he stopped to visit for a while.
It was rare for him to be in the mood to wander outdoors; since he was passing by, he naturally felt he should appreciate his country’s beautiful landscapes.
The severe damage that the nuclear explosion had inflicted on his internal organs had mostly healed by the time he got back to Capital City, thanks to his terrifying recovery power.
In Liuhua Alley, outside the courtyard house where Chen Hai lived,
a somewhat bent figure, looking very old and weighed down with concerns, kept pacing back and forth nearby.
“Boss…”
As soon as Chen Hai appeared, the man’s eyes lit up, and he quickly came over to greet him.